Our friend Tanya Fields, founder of The BLK Projek in the South Bronx (NYC) and mother of four, sent us some thoughts on being a
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Paradise Lost and Found on the Island of Ometepe
Alison Cohen
It’s the apex of the dry season on the Isla de Ometepe – an island of approximately 165 square miles which rises majestically out of
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Celebrating Pete Seeger!
Siena Chrisman
We're proud to say that American folk icon Pete Seeger is a longtime supporter of WhyHunger. How long? Well, he turns 94 today! For just
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What We’re Reading: Salt Sugar Fat
Christine Binder
Investigative reporter Michael Moss caused a stir— and won a Pulitzer Prize— with his 2009 New York Times article questioning the safety of “pink slime,”
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2013 Food Sovereignty Prize: Call for Nominations
India Rodgers
“Food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define
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Stories from the Hotline: Navigating Life After Prison
Patricia Rojas
Robb recently called the National Hunger Hotline from Houston, Texas. He had spent time in prison for drug possession and had just been released. He
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Snapshots from the Field: Mississippi Delta
Brooke Smith
Brooke Smith, Director of WhyHunger's Grassroots Action Network, is on the road this week in the Mississippi Delta, visiting our partner, Delta Fresh Foods Initiative
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Dolores Huerta, Saru Jayaraman Speak Out Against Food Systems Injustices
Candice Comisi
Last week in New York City, The New School held its 29th Social Research Conference, "Food and Immigrant Life: The Role of Food in Forced
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White House Recognizes Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Program
Candice Comisi
President Barack Obama recently singled out CIW's Fair Food Program in a new report, calling it "one of the most successful and innovative programs" addressing and actively changing
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What We’re Reading: Food News in Brief
Candice Comisi
Some of the articles and reports about the global food issues that caught our eye this week: Tunis 2013: If we rely on corporate seed,
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